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  • And that's only counting assassinations of presidents, if you count other political figures, other acts of violence politically driven, and assassination attempts it's even higher.

    My favorite had to be Squeaky Fromme's attempt on Gerald Ford:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Gerald_Ford_in_Sacramento

    Following that, there was a 2nd attempt on Ford:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Gerald_Ford_in_San_Francisco

    Reagan of course:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan

    Famously there was the attempt on Teddy Roosevelt where he was shot then gave his speech anyway(!):

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt

    "He spoke for 50 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a bull moose.""

    But if you widen it to other figures, you get local officials like Harvey Milk:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassinations_of_George_Moscone_and_Harvey_Milk

    Of course there's a wiki on this...

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinated_American_politicians

  • My brother in Christ, you were knowingly spreading Russian propaganda.

  • It's posted elsewhere, but in keeping with my own warning:

    NSFW/NSFL

    Not going to sugar coat this... Nazi gets shot in the fucking neck and dies.

    Yes, it shows EVERYTHING.

    If that troubles you, do not click it. You cannot un-see it. If my use of the word "fucking" above bothers you, you are not prepared to watch this.

    https://mastodon.social/@Ulfh3dnar/115181548207581457

  • And diabetes... name a more iconic duo!

  • "my daughter loved him. I mean, she’s 13 years old. This is a man who touched an entire generation of Americans"

    PHRASING!

  • Then you have the same problem, nobody was going to tell the sitting VP she had no business being the candidate and you have the DNC putting their thumb on the scale same as they did for Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020.

  • Not advocating for dangerous and violent protests, as always I advocate AGAINST ineffective protests, and protests in blue states only serve one purpose... virtue signaling.

    You want a protest to be effective? Take it to where it counts. Red states. D.C. Those are the minds you need to change, not your garden variety blue voters who already agree with you.

  • No idea if this is legit, but I want to believe...

  • He also stated he hated the word "empathy" and thought it was a made up "new age" term.

  • Jarritos gang, most dangerous gang in all of Mexico!

  • "Now"? Someone hasn't been paying attention. Violence has been a part of US politics since, well, US politics.

  • Biden shouldn't have just done the Johnson "I will not seek, nor will I accept..." He should have stepped down as President in 2022 and let Harris run the incumbent bump through 2024.

    I don't believe that would have made a difference, but it was the best shot at a '24 win.

  • Nobody can tell a sitting President not to run. People want to play it like taking away Paw Paw's car keys, but this is not the same.

    It was on Biden to make the call, he made the call too late.

  • Mod opinion: Links to the video not marked NSFW/NSFL will be removed.

    My non-mod opinion:

    Not going to celebrate, just noting:

    "I can't stand the word 'empathy', I think it's a made up New Age term." - Charlie Kirk

    https://youtu.be/qO8GGZ418T8

  • Mod opinion: Links to the video not marked NSFW/NSFL will be removed.

    My non-mod opinion:

    Not going to celebrate, just noting:

    "I can't stand the word 'empathy', I think it's a made up New Age term." - Charlie Kirk

    https://youtu.be/qO8GGZ418T8

  • Mod opinion: Links to the video not marked NSFW/NSFL will be removed.

    My non-mod opinion:

    Not going to celebrate, just noting:

    "I can't stand the word 'empathy', I think it's a made up New Age term." - Charlie Kirk

    https://youtu.be/qO8GGZ418T8

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